July 14, 2003 – Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, working into the evening Monday as the territory's most prominent patient at Roy L. Schneider Hospital, signed into law his new tax of 2 cents a pound on most anything imported into or made in the territory.
While rejecting private-sector blanket condemnations of the measure — which he proposed as an "environmental excise tax" and the Senate renamed an "environmental user fee" — Turnbull conceded — now terming it an "infrastructure user fee" — that the law does need some tweaking. And toward that end he sent the Senate a new bill calling for five revisions in what is to be exempted from the tax.
How the Senate will respond to that initiative remains to be seen. Senate President David Jones said earlier this month that he was ready to repeal the measure, and that the Legislature "cannot support the bill as passed."
Turnbull, who was admitted to the hospital on Monday with what was diagnosed as a bleeding ulcer, said in his transmittal letter to Jones that the revenues will be used for upgrading the territory's wastewater and solid-waste infrastructure system to conform to federal mandates. Repairs that must be made in the next 15 months are expected to cost $19 million, he said, an interim solid-waste management program is tagged at $9.5 million, and the cost of new wastewater treatment plants on St. Thomas and St. Croix together are estimated at around $50 million.
He said the need to raise revenues to meet these costs "will require sacrifices by all residents and businesses." Responding to one of many concerns that have been raised, he said he never intended the fee to be applied to potable water produced by the Water and Power Authority.
He recommended expanding the fee exemptions to include molasses and the barrels used in the production of rum, the produce of dairy operators and other farmers, all construction materials including sand and aggregate, and fossil or synthetic fuel products; and limiting the fee for heavy construction equipment to $200.
The 2-cent legislation also includes provisions to increase the highway user tax on vehicle imports, commonly called the "road tax," to 16 cents per pound from the current 11 cents; impose fees on containers each time they are shipped into the territory, at the rates of $30 for those 20 feet long and $50 for those 40 feet or more in length; and repeal the special authority granted the V.I. Lottery executive director earlier to assume the powers of the V.I. Lottery Commission when there are insufficient members to attain a quorum.
A veto of $9 million more in cutbacks
With two line-item vetoes, Turnbull signed another of his bills, this one increasing license fees for banking institutions, imposing a 2 percent excise tax on food items, imposing a 4 percent tax on items worth more than $1,000 imported for personal use, making payrolls semi-monthly instead of bi-weekly, requiring The West Indian Co. to pay $1 million annually to the General Fund in lieu of taxes, adding $25 to unemployment benefits for each dependent child, imposing a moratorium on fees for new business licenses on St. Croix and reducing by half the fees for renewing such businesses, authorizing inter-fund borrowing for the executive branch, and allowing the government to increase fees by up to $100 a year, instead of the current 10 percent cap.
Turnbull vetoed a section appropriating $2.5 million from the Insurance Guaranty Fund for the University of the Virgin Islands Technology Park. Saying he is all for the park but all against raiding the insurance fund, he submitted a new bill appropriating the $2.5 million from the General Fund.
The governor also vetoed the section reducing executive branch Fiscal Year 2003 appropriations by $9 million above and beyond his own $46 million reduction instituted earlier this year. He listed a page and a half of what he said would be the effects of the further cuts. Among them:
– Inability of the Education Department to meet two payrolls.
– No overtime pay for police covering for fellow officers now deployed by the National Guard to the Mideast.
– The layoff of 20 Corrections Bureau officers, eight assistant attorneys general, 50 clinical and other staff at the hospitals, and 10 to 15 recreational facilities personnel.
– Elimination of payments for the foster care of 116 children and the acute care of adults with severe disabilities, of free electricity and water for public housing tenants, and of VITRAN service.
– Delay in the completion of federally mandated government audits.
Legal implications of language
The governor also vetoed wording inserted by the Senate into his bill relating to property assessment and the current moratorium on the collection of property taxes. The bill entitles those who pay their 1999 through 2004 commercial and personal property taxes prior to enactment of a court-ordered revised property assessment system to receive credits for any overpayments and to be billed retroactively for any underpayments; authorizes the Board of Tax Review to designate a hearing officer; establishes a Tax Assessor's Revolving Fund consisting of 1 percent of property tax revenues or up to $500,000, and provides for the fund to be used for maintaining and improving the Office of Tax Assessor.
The veto was of language spelling out a change in the basis of real property assessment for tax purposes, from replacement value to market value. This is a key issue in the ruling of District Judge Thomas K. Moore in May in a consolidated case of commercial and personal property owners challenging the current assessment practice and in several earlier cases. The V.I. Justice Department has appealed the ruling on points of sovereignty and self-governance, arguing that the District Court lacks jurisdiction in the matter.
Turnbull said he vetoed the amended sections because the language "would negatively impact on our sovereign legislative power and damage our position before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court." He said the version he submitted was carefully worded in accordance with the court's May opinion so that "the suggestions would allow the court to relieve the government of the most stringent terms of the injunction, pending resolution of all appeals and other outstanding issues."
The governor further stated that "our own experts" believe changing to market-value assessment "may very well mean significant increases in taxes for many Virgin Islanders and which may very well be applied retroactively for many years."
Other bills signed into law
Turnbull also signed into law without any line-item vetoes or recommended revisions:
– His bill making Water and Power Authority hazardous duty workers eligible for early retirement, appropriating $2.3 million to the General Fund from the Union Arbitration Award and Government Employees Increment Fund, and appropriating $600,000 from the Land Bank Fund for a new St. Thomas cemetery.
– His bill appropriating $9.4 million from the General Fund for federally mandated wastewater system repairs and maintenance, appropriating $7 million from the General Fund to cover the government's share of increased health insurance premium costs, appropriating another $1.5 million from the General Fund for emergency wastewater system repairs, increasing allocations to the Finance Department by about $2.4 million to cover the cost of audits, and pushing date provisions of the V.I. Tax Study Commission farther into the future.
All five bills were passed in a special session called by the governor on July 18-19 to address his package of proposals for dealing with the territory's fiscal crisis. The sixth bill that he placed before the body at that time is scheduled to be taken up by the full Senate on Tuesday: the request for authorization to borrow another $235 million on the bond market and use $100 of the proceeds for government operations and the other $135 million for ca
pital projects intended to stimulate the economy.
(For a summary of what the governor had proposed to the Legislature and what became of the bills en route to Senate approval, see "What's been proposed, amended and approved".)
Turnbull also signed into law on Monday two other bills not related to the fiscal crisis. One abolishes the current six-year statute of limitations for collecting student loans. The other, adopted in the Senate session of June 18 without having gone through the hearing process, establishes a new V.I. Election Fund.
The governor also acknowledged two Senate resolutions, one conferring the V.I. Medal of Honor on Dr. Alfred O. Heath and the other urging the administration to implement various measures to address the fiscal crisis. "This administration has already implemented a majority of the proposed measures and continues to implement other cost-saving measures. I urge the Legislature to likewise," Turnbull wrote.
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'2-CENTS' TAX IS NOW LAW, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE
July 14, 2003 – Gov. Charles W. Turnbull, working into the evening Monday as the territory's most prominent patient at Roy L. Schneider Hospital, signed into law his new tax of 2 cents a pound on most anything imported into or made in the territory.
While rejecting private-sector blanket condemnations of the measure — which he proposed as an "environmental excise tax" and the Senate renamed an "environmental user fee" — Turnbull conceded — now terming it an "infrastructure user fee" — that the law does need some tweaking. Toward that end he sent the Senate a new bill calling for five revisions in what would be exempted from the tax.
How the Senate will respond to that initiative remains to be seen. Senate President David Jones said earlier this month that he was ready to repeal the measure and that the Legislature "cannot support the bill as passed."
Turnbull, who was admitted to the hospital on Monday with what was diagnosed as a bleeding ulcer, said in his transmittal letter to Jones that the revenues will be used for upgrading the territory's wastewater and solid-waste infrastructure system to conform to federal mandates. Repairs that must be made in the next 15 months are expected to cost $19 million, he said, an interim solid-waste management program is tagged at $9.5 million, and the cost of new wastewater treatment plants on St. Thomas and St. Croix together are estimated at around $50 million.
He said the need to raise revenues to meet these costs "will require sacrifices by all residents and businesses." Responding to one of many concerns that have been raised, he said he never intended the fee to be applied to potable water produced by the Water and Power Authority.
He recommended expanding the fee exemptions to include molasses and the barrels used in the production of rum; the produce of dairy operators and other farmers; all construction materials including sand and aggregate; and fossil or synthetic fuel products. He also proposed limiting the fee for heavy construction equipment to $200.
The 2-cent legislation also increases the highway user tax on vehicle imports, commonly called the "road tax," to 16 cents per pound from the current 11 cents; imposes fees on containers each time they are shipped into the territory, at the rates of $30 for those 20 feet long and $50 for those 40 feet or more in length; and repeals the special authority granted the V.I. Lottery executive director earlier to assume the powers of the V.I. Lottery Commission when there are insufficient members to attain a quorum.
A veto of $9 million more in cutbacks
With two line-item vetoes, Turnbull signed another of his bills, this one increasing license fees for banking institutions, imposing a 2 percent excise tax on food items, imposing a 4 percent tax on items worth more than $1,000 imported for personal use, making payrolls semi-monthly instead of bi-weekly, requiring The West Indian Co. to pay $1 million annually to the General Fund in lieu of taxes, adding $25 to unemployment benefits for each dependent child, imposing a moratorium on fees for new business licenses on St. Croix and reducing by half the fees for renewing such businesses, authorizing inter-fund borrowing for the executive branch, and allowing the government to increase fees by up to $100 a year, instead of the current 10 percent cap.
Turnbull vetoed a section appropriating $2.5 million from the Insurance Guaranty Fund for the University of the Virgin Islands Technology Park. Saying he is all for the park but all against raiding the insurance fund, he submitted a new bill appropriating the $2.5 million from the General Fund.
The governor also vetoed the section reducing executive branch Fiscal Year 2003 appropriations by $9 million above and beyond his own $46 million reduction instituted earlier this year. He listed a page and a half of what he said would be the effects of the further cuts. Among them:
– Inability of the Education Department to meet two payrolls.
– No overtime pay for police covering for fellow officers now deployed by the National Guard to the Mideast.
– The layoff of 20 Corrections Bureau officers, eight assistant attorneys general, 50 clinical and other staff at the hospitals, and 10 to 15 recreational facilities personnel.
– Elimination of payments for the foster care of 116 children and the acute care of adults with severe disabilities, of free electricity and water for public housing tenants, and of VITRAN service.
– Delay in the completion of federally mandated government audits.
Legal implications of language
The governor also vetoed wording inserted by the Senate into his bill relating to property assessment and the current moratorium on the collection of property taxes. The bill entitles those who pay their 1999 through 2004 commercial and personal property taxes prior to enactment of a court-ordered revised property assessment system to receive credits for any overpayments and to be billed retroactively for any underpayments; authorizes the Board of Tax Review to designate a hearing officer; establishes a Tax Assessor's Revolving Fund consisting of 1 percent of property tax revenues or up to $500,000, and provides for the fund to be used for maintaining and improving the Office of Tax Assessor.
The veto was of language spelling out a change in the basis of real property assessment for tax purposes, from replacement value to market value. This is a key issue in the ruling of District Judge Thomas K. Moore in May in a consolidated case of commercial and personal property owners challenging the current assessment practice and in several earlier cases. The V.I. Justice Department has appealed the ruling on points of sovereignty and self-governance, arguing that the District Court lacks jurisdiction in the matter.
Turnbull said he vetoed the amended sections because the language "would negatively impact on our sovereign legislative power and damage our position before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court." He said the version he submitted was carefully worded in accordance with the court's May opinion so that "the suggestions would allow the court to relieve the government of the most stringent terms of the injunction, pending resolution of all appeals and other outstanding issues."
The governor further stated that "our own experts" believe changing to market-value assessment "may very well mean significant increases in taxes for many Virgin Islanders and which may very well be applied retroactively for many years."
Other bills signed into law
Turnbull also signed into law without any line-item vetoes or recommended revisions:
– His bill making Water and Power Authority hazardous duty workers eligible for early retirement, appropriating $2.3 million to the General Fund from the Union Arbitration Award and Government Employees Increment Fund, and appropriating $600,000 from the Land Bank Fund for a new St. Thomas cemetery.
– His bill appropriating $9.4 million from the General Fund for federally mandated wastewater system repairs and maintenance, appropriating $7 million from the General Fund to cover the government's share of increased health insurance premium costs, appropriating another $1.5 million from the General Fund for emergency wastewater system repairs, increasing allocations to the Finance Department by about $2.4 million to cover the cost of audits, and pushing date provisions of the V.I. Tax Study Commission farther into the future.
All five bills were passed in a special session called by the governor on July 18-19 to address his package of proposals for dealing with the territory's fiscal crisis. The sixth bill that he placed before the body at that time is scheduled to be taken up by the full Senate on Tuesday: the request for authorization to borrow another $235 million on the bond market and use $100 of the proceeds for government operations and the other $135 million for capital projec ts intended to stimulate the economy.
(For a summary of what the governor had proposed to the Legislature and what became of the bills en route to Senate approval, see "What's been proposed, amended and approved".)
Turnbull also signed into law on Monday two other bills not related to the fiscal crisis. One abolishes the current six-year statute of limitations for collecting student loans. The other, adopted in the Senate session of June 18 without having gone through the hearing process, establishes a new V.I. Election Fund.
The governor also acknowledged two Senate resolutions, one conferring the V.I. Medal of Honor on Dr. Alfred O. Heath and the other urging the administration to implement various measures to address the fiscal crisis. "This administration has already implemented a majority of the proposed measures and continues to implement other cost-saving measures. I urge the Legislature to likewise," Turnbull wrote.
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While rejecting private-sector blanket condemnations of the measure — which he proposed as an "environmental excise tax" and the Senate renamed an "environmental user fee" — Turnbull conceded — now terming it an "infrastructure user fee" — that the law does need some tweaking. Toward that end he sent the Senate a new bill calling for five revisions in what would be exempted from the tax.
How the Senate will respond to that initiative remains to be seen. Senate President David Jones said earlier this month that he was ready to repeal the measure and that the Legislature "cannot support the bill as passed."
Turnbull, who was admitted to the hospital on Monday with what was diagnosed as a bleeding ulcer, said in his transmittal letter to Jones that the revenues will be used for upgrading the territory's wastewater and solid-waste infrastructure system to conform to federal mandates. Repairs that must be made in the next 15 months are expected to cost $19 million, he said, an interim solid-waste management program is tagged at $9.5 million, and the cost of new wastewater treatment plants on St. Thomas and St. Croix together are estimated at around $50 million.
He said the need to raise revenues to meet these costs "will require sacrifices by all residents and businesses." Responding to one of many concerns that have been raised, he said he never intended the fee to be applied to potable water produced by the Water and Power Authority.
He recommended expanding the fee exemptions to include molasses and the barrels used in the production of rum; the produce of dairy operators and other farmers; all construction materials including sand and aggregate; and fossil or synthetic fuel products. He also proposed limiting the fee for heavy construction equipment to $200.
The 2-cent legislation also increases the highway user tax on vehicle imports, commonly called the "road tax," to 16 cents per pound from the current 11 cents; imposes fees on containers each time they are shipped into the territory, at the rates of $30 for those 20 feet long and $50 for those 40 feet or more in length; and repeals the special authority granted the V.I. Lottery executive director earlier to assume the powers of the V.I. Lottery Commission when there are insufficient members to attain a quorum.
A veto of $9 million more in cutbacks
With two line-item vetoes, Turnbull signed another of his bills, this one increasing license fees for banking institutions, imposing a 2 percent excise tax on food items, imposing a 4 percent tax on items worth more than $1,000 imported for personal use, making payrolls semi-monthly instead of bi-weekly, requiring The West Indian Co. to pay $1 million annually to the General Fund in lieu of taxes, adding $25 to unemployment benefits for each dependent child, imposing a moratorium on fees for new business licenses on St. Croix and reducing by half the fees for renewing such businesses, authorizing inter-fund borrowing for the executive branch, and allowing the government to increase fees by up to $100 a year, instead of the current 10 percent cap.
Turnbull vetoed a section appropriating $2.5 million from the Insurance Guaranty Fund for the University of the Virgin Islands Technology Park. Saying he is all for the park but all against raiding the insurance fund, he submitted a new bill appropriating the $2.5 million from the General Fund.
The governor also vetoed the section reducing executive branch Fiscal Year 2003 appropriations by $9 million above and beyond his own $46 million reduction instituted earlier this year. He listed a page and a half of what he said would be the effects of the further cuts. Among them:
– Inability of the Education Department to meet two payrolls.
– No overtime pay for police covering for fellow officers now deployed by the National Guard to the Mideast.
– The layoff of 20 Corrections Bureau officers, eight assistant attorneys general, 50 clinical and other staff at the hospitals, and 10 to 15 recreational facilities personnel.
– Elimination of payments for the foster care of 116 children and the acute care of adults with severe disabilities, of free electricity and water for public housing tenants, and of VITRAN service.
– Delay in the completion of federally mandated government audits.
Legal implications of language
The governor also vetoed wording inserted by the Senate into his bill relating to property assessment and the current moratorium on the collection of property taxes. The bill entitles those who pay their 1999 through 2004 commercial and personal property taxes prior to enactment of a court-ordered revised property assessment system to receive credits for any overpayments and to be billed retroactively for any underpayments; authorizes the Board of Tax Review to designate a hearing officer; establishes a Tax Assessor's Revolving Fund consisting of 1 percent of property tax revenues or up to $500,000, and provides for the fund to be used for maintaining and improving the Office of Tax Assessor.
The veto was of language spelling out a change in the basis of real property assessment for tax purposes, from replacement value to market value. This is a key issue in the ruling of District Judge Thomas K. Moore in May in a consolidated case of commercial and personal property owners challenging the current assessment practice and in several earlier cases. The V.I. Justice Department has appealed the ruling on points of sovereignty and self-governance, arguing that the District Court lacks jurisdiction in the matter.
Turnbull said he vetoed the amended sections because the language "would negatively impact on our sovereign legislative power and damage our position before the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court." He said the version he submitted was carefully worded in accordance with the court's May opinion so that "the suggestions would allow the court to relieve the government of the most stringent terms of the injunction, pending resolution of all appeals and other outstanding issues."
The governor further stated that "our own experts" believe changing to market-value assessment "may very well mean significant increases in taxes for many Virgin Islanders and which may very well be applied retroactively for many years."
Other bills signed into law
Turnbull also signed into law without any line-item vetoes or recommended revisions:
– His bill making Water and Power Authority hazardous duty workers eligible for early retirement, appropriating $2.3 million to the General Fund from the Union Arbitration Award and Government Employees Increment Fund, and appropriating $600,000 from the Land Bank Fund for a new St. Thomas cemetery.
– His bill appropriating $9.4 million from the General Fund for federally mandated wastewater system repairs and maintenance, appropriating $7 million from the General Fund to cover the government's share of increased health insurance premium costs, appropriating another $1.5 million from the General Fund for emergency wastewater system repairs, increasing allocations to the Finance Department by about $2.4 million to cover the cost of audits, and pushing date provisions of the V.I. Tax Study Commission farther into the future.
All five bills were passed in a special session called by the governor on July 18-19 to address his package of proposals for dealing with the territory's fiscal crisis. The sixth bill that he placed before the body at that time is scheduled to be taken up by the full Senate on Tuesday: the request for authorization to borrow another $235 million on the bond market and use $100 of the proceeds for government operations and the other $135 million for capital projec ts intended to stimulate the economy.
(For a summary of what the governor had proposed to the Legislature and what became of the bills en route to Senate approval, see "What's been proposed, amended and approved".)
Turnbull also signed into law on Monday two other bills not related to the fiscal crisis. One abolishes the current six-year statute of limitations for collecting student loans. The other, adopted in the Senate session of June 18 without having gone through the hearing process, establishes a new V.I. Election Fund.
The governor also acknowledged two Senate resolutions, one conferring the V.I. Medal of Honor on Dr. Alfred O. Heath and the other urging the administration to implement various measures to address the fiscal crisis. "This administration has already implemented a majority of the proposed measures and continues to implement other cost-saving measures. I urge the Legislature to likewise," Turnbull wrote.
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FIRST STEPS TOWARD FURLOUGHS SET IN MOTION
July 14, 2003 – Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has authorized the heads of all government departments to begin developing plans to furlough government employees in accordance with union contracts in the event that the Legislature fails to pass a bill authorizing the government to borrow $235 million.
In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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FIRST STEPS TOWARD FURLOUGHS SET IN MOTION
July 14, 2003 – Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has authorized the heads of all government departments to begin developing plans to furlough government employees in accordance with union contracts in the event that the Legislature fails to pass a bill authorizing the government to borrow $235 million.
In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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FIRST STEPS TOWARD FURLOUGHS SET IN MOTION
July 14, 2003 – Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has authorized the heads of all government departments to begin developing plans to furlough government employees in accordance with union contracts in the event that the Legislature fails to pass a bill authorizing the government to borrow $235 million.
In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 percent to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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In a two-page release apparently dictated Monday from his bed at Roy L. Schneider Hospital and sent from Government House about 5 p.m., Turnbull called the Senate Rules Committee's failure on Friday to pass the proposal on to the full Senate for a vote "disappointing."
(See "Rules deadlocks, fails to approve bond bill".)
In Monday's strongly worded statement, Turnbull said: "Let me make this absolutely clear. Without a substantial infusion of cash, there is no alternative but to furlough government workers, eliminate essential services provided to the public, and defer indefinitely payments to vendors and payment of income-tax refunds."
During a cabinet meeting on Friday, the governor said, he "authorized the development of contingency plans" for layoffs.
Turnbull had denied until April 24 that his administration was facing anything more serious than a temporary cash-flow problem, despite evidence to the contrary, including a remark by Finance Commissioner Bernice Turnbull at a Senate indoctrination in December that the government was facing a full-blown financial crisis.
Prior to last November's elections, raises and new contracts for government workers flowed freely. But the flow came to an abrupt halt on April 24 when Turnbull declared the government was facing bankruptcy. (See "Cash flow problem is a fiscal crisis after all" .)
On Monday, the governor painted a picture of budget cuts which would dramatically affect "vital services provided to our senior citizens, physically challenged, children and ordinary residents," as well as payless paydays, unless the Legislature does the "responsible thing" in passing his borrowing bill.
But when all 15 members of the Senate asked the governor to roll back the substantial pay increases he gave to exempt employees last year, Turnbull offered only cuts of 2 percent to 10 percent, and only for six months. He said the savings to the government, which according to administration financial officials is facing a $152 million deficit for Fiscal Year 2003, will be about $900,000.
The raises last year that he proposed averaged 24.19 percent for upper-level employees and 20.18 percent for mid-level employees. The additional cost to taxpayers came to about $7.1 million a year.
Turnbull has adamantly rejected both layoffs and a shortened work week as means of reducing the territory's $14 million biweekly payroll.
He noted in Monday's statement that "we have avoided laying off government workers because we have deferred the payment of income-tax returns and the paying of vendors." But, he said, "This cannot be allowed to continue … I will not condone forcing taxpayers and business to bear the burden of keeping this government afloat at their own expense."
If the Senate fails to approve his massive borrowing bill, he said, "many lives in our small community will be negatively affected and the ramification of having payless paydays can have a far-reaching negative impact throughout the entire community." He added: "We must not allow that to happen."
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AUBAIN IS TOP ANGLER IN RECORD-BREAKING TOURNEY
July 14, 2003 – The Lady was not intimidated by the 6- to 8-foot seas and squalls that greeted competitors in the Northside Sportfishing Club's annual Bastille Day Kingfish Tournament on Sunday morning.
In fact, spirits were bright from early on aboard the Lady Marie — as soon as captain and angler Larry Aubain reeled in a whopping kingfish.
Ruth Gomez, another of the anglers aboard, explained afterward: "Some of us had won the largest kingfish before, but not Larry. And when the others had won, it was the first fish caught. So, when the first bite struck, we all told Larry, 'That's your fish. You're up first." As soon as he got the kingfish in the boat, we knew it was a contender."
The tradition held true. The 36.66-pounder was not just a contender but the winner, netting Aubain a $2,000 cash prize a week's Caribbean cruise.
The Lady Marie also brought home the second-largest kingfish, a 31.67-pounder, netting Alvin Turbe $750 in cash. Marvin Bryan's 29.75-pounder, caught aboard Barefoot Diver, was the third largest, worth $500.
The tournament attracted 73 boats carrying a total of 266 anglers (31 junior anglers under age 18 among them) who caught a total of 250 fish weighing 1,474 lbs. The kingfish tally was 27, with a total weight of 339.54 lbs.
With a record total of 60 fish caught, Mark Quetel's St. Rose won the best boat award. And a record catch of seven kingfish earned Brett Querrard aboard Expense best captain honors.
Jennifer Magras aboard St. Rose earned best female angler with a record catch of 44 fish totaling 124.15 lbs. Best male angler honors went to Franky Lanclos on Reel-Em-In, with 30 fish totaling 89.82 lbs.
Timothy Greaux aboard Reel-Em-In won best junior male with 20 fish totaling a record 53.23 lbs. Taking best junior female honors for the fourth time and the third year in a row was Tiffanie Bryan aboard Bull's Eye, with eight fish weighing 58.63 lbs.
In the "other fish" categories, Hector Maldonado aboard Barefoot Diver caught the largest jack (9.42 lbs.). Joanna Ingram on Gone To Come Back reeled in the largest barracuda (17.7 lbs.). Junior angler Miacha Arnold aboard Bam caught the largest bonito (9.55 lbs.). Rose Berry on Rosaly caught the largest tuna (l8.69 lbs.). And Tony Blanchard aboard C-Hawk reeled in the largest mackerel (6.98 lbs.). No dolphin were caught this year.
The onshore tournament activities this year at the hosting Hull Bay Hideaway included health screenings as well as the usual music, games, food and drink and the tournament awards ceremony in the evening.
This year's major sponsors were Coors Light, Snapple and Paradise Rum distributed by Bellows International; Eduardono Sportfishing Boats, Yamaha and Caribe distributed by Offshore Marine; FedEx; and N.E.M. (West Indies) Insurance managed locally by Red Hook Agencies.
The tournament is an annual fund raiser of the Northside Sportfishing Club for community causes. Last year, the club donated nearly $15,000 — to Joseph Sibilly School, St. Thomas Rescue, the local chapter of the American Red Cross, the Victim Advocates program, the Estate Dorothea tot lot and two college scholarships.
Winners
(Asterisk indicates a tournament record.)
Largest kingfish – Larry Aubain, 36.66 lbs., aboard Lady Marie
2nd-largest kingfish – Alvin Turbe, 31.67 lbs., aboard Lady Marie
3rd-largest kingfish – Marvin Bryan, 29.75 lbs., aboard Barefoot Diver
Best boat – St. Rose / Mark Quetel, 60 fish *
Best captain – Brett Querrard / Expense, 7 kingfish 53.55 lbs. *
Best female angler – Jennifer Magras, 124.15 lbs., aboard St. Rose *
Best male angler – Franky Lanclos, 89.82 lbs., aboard Reel-Em-In
Best junior male angler – Timothy Greaux, 53.23 lbs., aboard Reel-Em-In *
Best junior female angler – Tiffanie Bryan, 58.63 lbs., aboard Bull's Eye
Largest jack – Hector Maldonado, 9.42 lbs., aboard Barefoot Diver
Largest barracuda – Joanna Ingram, 17.70 lbs., aboard Gone To Come Back
Largest bonito – Miacha Arnold, 9.55 lbs., aboard Bam
Largest tuna – Rose Berry, 18.69 lbs., aboard Rosaly
Largest mackerel – Tony Blanchard, 6.98 lbs., aboard C-Hawk
No dolphin were caught, so there was no award in this category.
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In fact, spirits were bright from early on aboard the Lady Marie — as soon as captain and angler Larry Aubain reeled in a whopping kingfish.
Ruth Gomez, another of the anglers aboard, explained afterward: "Some of us had won the largest kingfish before, but not Larry. And when the others had won, it was the first fish caught. So, when the first bite struck, we all told Larry, 'That's your fish. You're up first." As soon as he got the kingfish in the boat, we knew it was a contender."
The tradition held true. The 36.66-pounder was not just a contender but the winner, netting Aubain a $2,000 cash prize a week's Caribbean cruise.
The Lady Marie also brought home the second-largest kingfish, a 31.67-pounder, netting Alvin Turbe $750 in cash. Marvin Bryan's 29.75-pounder, caught aboard Barefoot Diver, was the third largest, worth $500.
The tournament attracted 73 boats carrying a total of 266 anglers (31 junior anglers under age 18 among them) who caught a total of 250 fish weighing 1,474 lbs. The kingfish tally was 27, with a total weight of 339.54 lbs.
With a record total of 60 fish caught, Mark Quetel's St. Rose won the best boat award. And a record catch of seven kingfish earned Brett Querrard aboard Expense best captain honors.
Jennifer Magras aboard St. Rose earned best female angler with a record catch of 44 fish totaling 124.15 lbs. Best male angler honors went to Franky Lanclos on Reel-Em-In, with 30 fish totaling 89.82 lbs.
Timothy Greaux aboard Reel-Em-In won best junior male with 20 fish totaling a record 53.23 lbs. Taking best junior female honors for the fourth time and the third year in a row was Tiffanie Bryan aboard Bull's Eye, with eight fish weighing 58.63 lbs.
In the "other fish" categories, Hector Maldonado aboard Barefoot Diver caught the largest jack (9.42 lbs.). Joanna Ingram on Gone To Come Back reeled in the largest barracuda (17.7 lbs.). Junior angler Miacha Arnold aboard Bam caught the largest bonito (9.55 lbs.). Rose Berry on Rosaly caught the largest tuna (l8.69 lbs.). And Tony Blanchard aboard C-Hawk reeled in the largest mackerel (6.98 lbs.). No dolphin were caught this year.
The onshore tournament activities this year at the hosting Hull Bay Hideaway included health screenings as well as the usual music, games, food and drink and the tournament awards ceremony in the evening.
This year's major sponsors were Coors Light, Snapple and Paradise Rum distributed by Bellows International; Eduardono Sportfishing Boats, Yamaha and Caribe distributed by Offshore Marine; FedEx; and N.E.M. (West Indies) Insurance managed locally by Red Hook Agencies.
The tournament is an annual fund raiser of the Northside Sportfishing Club for community causes. Last year, the club donated nearly $15,000 — to Joseph Sibilly School, St. Thomas Rescue, the local chapter of the American Red Cross, the Victim Advocates program, the Estate Dorothea tot lot and two college scholarships.
Winners
(Asterisk indicates a tournament record.)
Largest kingfish – Larry Aubain, 36.66 lbs., aboard Lady Marie
2nd-largest kingfish – Alvin Turbe, 31.67 lbs., aboard Lady Marie
3rd-largest kingfish – Marvin Bryan, 29.75 lbs., aboard Barefoot Diver
Best boat – St. Rose / Mark Quetel, 60 fish *
Best captain – Brett Querrard / Expense, 7 kingfish 53.55 lbs. *
Best female angler – Jennifer Magras, 124.15 lbs., aboard St. Rose *
Best male angler – Franky Lanclos, 89.82 lbs., aboard Reel-Em-In
Best junior male angler – Timothy Greaux, 53.23 lbs., aboard Reel-Em-In *
Best junior female angler – Tiffanie Bryan, 58.63 lbs., aboard Bull's Eye
Largest jack – Hector Maldonado, 9.42 lbs., aboard Barefoot Diver
Largest barracuda – Joanna Ingram, 17.70 lbs., aboard Gone To Come Back
Largest bonito – Miacha Arnold, 9.55 lbs., aboard Bam
Largest tuna – Rose Berry, 18.69 lbs., aboard Rosaly
Largest mackerel – Tony Blanchard, 6.98 lbs., aboard C-Hawk
No dolphin were caught, so there was no award in this category.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
July 14, 2003 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today has these announcements:
UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
July 14, 2003 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today has these announcements:
UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI BULLETIN BOARD
July 14, 2003 — The University of the Virgin Islands Bulletin Board issued today has these announcements:
UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UVI to Open Internet Registration for Returning Students on July 15
UVI has announced that returning students enrolling in 2003 fall semester courses can register online, via the Internet, beginning Tuesday, July 15. Links to the secure Web site that students will use for the registration process are available on the UVI home page (see link below). Students must obtain personal identification numbers from their faculty advisors in order to logon to the registration page.
Web registration is designed to make the registration process more convenient. However, UVI Registrar Robert Fontaine stresses that enrollment in classes is not guaranteed until payment is received. After registering, students must visit the cashiers' offices on either campus to pay tuition and fees. August 11 is the deadline for returning students to pay tuition and fees. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of classes.
For more information call 693-1160 on St. Thomas or 692-4158 on St. Croix.
UVI Financial Aid Students Advised to Visit Cashiers' Offices
UVI students who have registered for the fall 2003 semester and who are receiving financial aid are advised to visit the cashiers' offices on St. Thomas and St. Croix to accept their charges between July 14 and August 11. The cashier's office on St. Thomas is located in the Chancellor's Building – Quarters B. For more information on St. Thomas, call 693-1437. The cashier's office on St. Croix is located in Evans Center room 134. For information on St. Croix, call to 693-4160. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
30 Scholarships for Inclusive Early Childhood Education Program Offered
Thirty academic scholarships are being offered for new participants in UVI's Inclusive Early Childhood Associate Degree program. The scholarships are being made available by the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VIUCEDD) and the V.I. Department of Human Services Office of Child Care, Regulatory and Volunteer Services.
Applicants must be currently providing educational and developmental services for children three to five years old, and have successfully completed introductory university English courses or have scored at least 500 on the English section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For an application or for more information call the Human Services Department by July 25. Applicants on St. Thomas and St. John should call Lori Pickering at 774-0930, extension 4186. Applicants on St. Croix should call Leitha Cummings at 773-2323, extension 2022.
SBDC to Mark National Small Business Week on St. Croix
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is celebrating National Small Business Week — July 13 through July 19 — on St. Croix with free seminars, an open house, and a networking reception and awards ceremony. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the SBDC and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will recognize a number of outstanding business persons at the awards ceremony. The week's schedule is as follows:
Monday, July 14 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: Individual Estate Planning – Attorney Linda Baxter, presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Tuesday, July 15 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Open House. Place: First Bank, VI Sunny Isle Branch
Wednesday, July 16 6-8 p.m. – Seminar: How Wills and Trust Can Help Your Business – Attorney Linda Baxter, Presenter. Place: UVI-SBDC Training Center, Sunshine Mall
Thursday, July 17 5:30-7:30 p.m. – Networking Reception and Awards Ceremony. Place: Gertrude's Restaurant, Castle Coakley
For more information and to pre-register for any of the above events contact UVI-SBDC at 692-5270.
SBDC Seminar to Focus on Personnel Issues for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a seminar entitled "Personnel Handbook for a Small Business" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the SBDC's St. Thomas Training Facility at Nisky Center. Cynthia Jerry, president/CEO of New Image Foundation Corporation, will be the presenter. Among items to be covered are: affirmative action and non-discrimination statements, attendance, discipline, grievances and appeals, benefits and leave.
Seminar admission is $20. A $5 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Wednesday, July 16. Admission for UVI faculty, staff and students is free but they must pre-register. For details call 776-3206.
Seminars to Detail EDC Benefits for Small Businesses
The UVI Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the V.I. Economic Development Authority will conduct a seminar on "EDC Benefits for Small Businesses" on St. John on July 22, on St. Croix on July 23 and on St. Thomas on July 24. The sessions are aimed at operators of small businesses who may have thought EDC benefits were only available to large companies.
Seminar schedule:
St. John – Tuesday, July 22, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Legislature conference room;
St. Croix – Wednesday, July 23, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training center at the Sunshine Mall, lower level;
St. Thomas – Thursday, July 24, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the UVI-SBDC training facility, Suite 720 at Nisky Center.
Admission to the seminar is $20 at the door. A $10 discount is available to those who pre-register and pay by Monday, July 21. UVI employees and students are admitted free but they must pre-register. For additional information and to pre-register contact UVI-SBDC on St. Thomas at 776-3206 or on St. Croix at 692-5270.
Five-Week Real Estate Salesperson's Course Offered on St. Croix
A five-week, Real Estate Salesperson's Course will be offered on UVI's St. Croix campus on Saturdays beginning July 26. Designed as a preparatory course for individuals planning to take the Real Estate Salesperson's Licensing Exam, the course is also open to persons interested in real estate careers or those simply considering the sale or purchase of property. Real estate law, financing, appraisal, contracts and mathematics will be covered. The cost is $450. Included are 38 hours of instruction, manuals and registration fees. There are no prerequisites. Registration is available until July 23. The course is offered by the UVI Community and Personal Development Unit. For details or to register call 693-1100 or send e-mail to dpeters@uvi.edu.
For more on the University of the Virgin Islands, visit the Web site at www.uvi.edu.
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UNITED WAY AWARDED GRANT BY CABLE ASSOCIATION
July 14, 2003 — United Way of St. Thomas-St. John has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA).
United Way is one of 13 charitable organizations throughout the Caribbean who were nominated for grants by cable systems operating in their areas and which are active members of CCTA. United Way was nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John.
Anthony Butler, chairman of the CCTA and president of Cable Bahamas, said, "The number of nominees for 2003 Community Charities Program was unprecedented this year. Although the CCTA's budget only allocated $10,000, or ten $1,000 grants, the board decided that all nominees were outstanding and deserved grant monies to continue their worthwhile activities. Therefore the budget was adjusted to include an additional $3,000 for the Community Charities Program."
The 13 grant recipients and their sponsoring companies are: Hogar de Ayuda El Refugio, nominated by Adelphia of Puerto Rico; B.V.I. Services, nominated by BVI Cable TV, Ltd.; Nassau St. Police Station Summer Youth Program, nominated by Cable Bahamas; Hogar Alberque para Ninos Jesus de Nazareth, nominated by Centennial Cable TV (Puerto Rico); Grenada Save the Children Development Agency, nominated by Grenada Cablevision; United Way of St. Thomas-St. John, nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John; Hogar San Jose, nominated by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico; St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association, nominated by St. Lucia Cablevision; No Kidding With Our Kids Foundation, nominated by St. Maarten Cable TV; Dominica Association for the Mentally Handicapped Ltd., nominated by SAT Telecommunications; La Casa Rosada, nominated by Telecable (Dominican Republic); Sandy Point High School Youth Voices Against HIV/AIDS, nominated by The Cable (St. Kitts); and Turks and Caicos Cancer Foundation, nominated by WIV Cable TV.
The association, formed in 1983, represents cable and telecommunications providers throughout the Caribbean and the programmers, software and hardware suppliers that support their activities. The Community Charities Program was founded by the CCTA more than a decade ago and has awarded more than $100,000 to Caribbean charities during its existence.
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United Way is one of 13 charitable organizations throughout the Caribbean who were nominated for grants by cable systems operating in their areas and which are active members of CCTA. United Way was nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John.
Anthony Butler, chairman of the CCTA and president of Cable Bahamas, said, "The number of nominees for 2003 Community Charities Program was unprecedented this year. Although the CCTA's budget only allocated $10,000, or ten $1,000 grants, the board decided that all nominees were outstanding and deserved grant monies to continue their worthwhile activities. Therefore the budget was adjusted to include an additional $3,000 for the Community Charities Program."
The 13 grant recipients and their sponsoring companies are: Hogar de Ayuda El Refugio, nominated by Adelphia of Puerto Rico; B.V.I. Services, nominated by BVI Cable TV, Ltd.; Nassau St. Police Station Summer Youth Program, nominated by Cable Bahamas; Hogar Alberque para Ninos Jesus de Nazareth, nominated by Centennial Cable TV (Puerto Rico); Grenada Save the Children Development Agency, nominated by Grenada Cablevision; United Way of St. Thomas-St. John, nominated by Innovative Cable TV St. Thomas-St. John; Hogar San Jose, nominated by Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico; St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association, nominated by St. Lucia Cablevision; No Kidding With Our Kids Foundation, nominated by St. Maarten Cable TV; Dominica Association for the Mentally Handicapped Ltd., nominated by SAT Telecommunications; La Casa Rosada, nominated by Telecable (Dominican Republic); Sandy Point High School Youth Voices Against HIV/AIDS, nominated by The Cable (St. Kitts); and Turks and Caicos Cancer Foundation, nominated by WIV Cable TV.
The association, formed in 1983, represents cable and telecommunications providers throughout the Caribbean and the programmers, software and hardware suppliers that support their activities. The Community Charities Program was founded by the CCTA more than a decade ago and has awarded more than $100,000 to Caribbean charities during its existence.
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